How to Exercise Your Creativity

Steps

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    Stand in the middle of a room. Imagine walking on the walls or the ceiling.
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    Walk outside. Close your eyes and pick a random color. Open your eyes to try to find anything with that color.
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    Change up natural colors. (EX. Blue sky can be green or grass could be purple)
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    Can't think up that good main character name for a story or play? Well list a few of your favorite names and mix-&-match. (ex. Katherine and Madeleine = Katheline)
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    See mirrors, pictures, TV's, and computer screens as doors/gateways.
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    Think up a random animal. Now try to place yourself in the animal's life. What would it do? Eat? Where and how would it sleep?
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    Close your eyes and image a blue circle with a white background. Now imagine your hand, then try a simple object. Keep going until you can imagine a place like a beach or a large tree on a hill. (don't forget to use your senses)
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    Combine two random things together like a fishing and pole vaulting. What you get is you pole vault with your fishing rod into the water.
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    Close your eyes and draw something from memory. (Don't use marker...you might mark yourself)
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    "Do penguins have knees?" "Why can Goofy walk on two legs but Pluto walks on all fours when they are both dogs?"

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